His head was pounding and the world around him spun violently and he had a
hard time to restrain the urge to throw up. His eyes slowly fluttered open
but closed again once they met the light. A soft sound met his ears and he
turned his head towards it, wanting to hear more. It was the sound of
water. His blurred vision fell on a figure, silhouetted by the warmth of
the sun's light. He could make out their eyes...a deep ruby red...
"Kurama...?" cool hands patted the sides of his face. "Kurama!" the redhead let a small moan escape his lips before sitting up. He regretted this instantly as a new wave of nausea washed over him. He felt like he'd been hit with a truck...twice.
"Hiei?" he whispered hoarsely. He looked up to find the Koorime holding a handful of water for him to drink, which Kurama accepted. "Wha...what happened?" He managed to mumble once the world around him stopped spinning. He somehow ended near a stream. He knew Hiei had managed to get him there but how was a mystery. "Where's Kionji?"
Hiei snorted. "Try checking the crater you left back there after your explosion...you might just find a piece." After the blast subsided he went back to look around, only to find to find Kurama past out on the edge of a large crater. He had a few severe wounds but nothing life threatening and Hiei made sure to treat them quickly.
He chuckled softly, running a hand through his matted hair. Boy he'd love a shower right about now. "Thanks..."
"I had hell getting you here. I don't know which is heavier you or that moss you call hair." Hiei said after a while.
Kurama shrugged in reply, a small smile on his face. It was then that he noticed the still body resting on the bank of the river. "Yukina..." he mumbled.
Hiei nodded gravely. "I'm taking her back to her home to be buried next to our mother." He said quietly. "It's the right thing to do...don't you think?"
Kurama smiled thoughtfully at his friend. It was amazing how quick his personality could change. "Maybe...not...she could be brought back." Hiei's eyes snapped in his direction and the little demon nodded quietly. Kurama slowly got to his feet and walked to the spot where Yukina's body lay. "Kionji couldn't kill her." He continued dipping his hands in the cool water. "The Reikai council wouldn't allow it."
"But you saw how ready she was to kill your family and they had nothing to do with it!" Hiei protested.
Kurama raised his hands from the water and leaned over the body. "That may be true, but Kionji would have been stopped anyway. It's also against the law to kill innocent humans...Yusuke watches my family anyway just in case, so I really have nothing to worry about." He let the water drip onto Yukina's slightly parted lips, backing away when finished to watch.
Yukina's color returned to her checks almost instantly and soon her chest began to heave up and down, choking on the cold water as it touched her dry throat. Hiei rushed to her side and helped her sit up. She was...alive? "You knew didn't you? But how, why?" In truth it really didn't matter, the fact that she was alive and breathing was enough for him.
Kurama smiled. "Yukina never did die. What Kionji did to her was known as the illusionary death, one of her specialties. Yukina was wanted out of the way, not dead. Besides...if I had told you during the fight it would have only caused trouble." It made sense.
Hiei stiffened when she pulled him into a tight hug, weeping softly into his shoulder. He relaxed eventually and returned the hug while whispering words of encouragement in her ear. His ruby gaze rose to meet and emerald one, a silent thank you. One that Kurama returned with a smile.
*~*~*~*~*~
Kurama...? I think he's coming to." Botan whispered.
Yusuke poked his head over her shoulder and stared. "I think you're right...hey red! You gave us quite a scare there fox boy." He grinned.
Kurama crumpled the covers in his hands and looked around. They weren't in the lush field at the park, well, it was lush until he and Yusuke destroyed most of it with their game of tag, instead blue sky was replaced with white walls. They were in his room. "Sorry about that." He said sheepishly.
Botan waved her hand dismissively. "Don't worry about it. So how's our favorite fox boy doing in the makai?" They had both being worried when the clone had collapsed suddenly. It was so unexpected...
Kurama shrugged. "I wish I knew." he replied softly. "I felt a lot of pain before I blacked out...but it's gone now. He seems fine. I suppose."
Yusuke sighed. "That's good. But he should really watch it. If he gets hurt and you blank out again in front of his mother who knows what would happen." He ran a hand through his hair. That would definitely be the day all hell would break lose.
Botan crossed her arms over her chest. "Yusuke...let's try not to think about it. Hopefully Shiori will never find out." She stared at her shoes for a moment, jumping when she heard a familiar voice.
"Find out what?" Mentally slapping herself she turned around wishing she'd kept her big fat mouth shut. Would she find out? Or will Kurama's clone have something to say? What if it's the wrong thing...?
Topazia: I've had fun with this little story but something can't go on forever. I have one more chapter to go and then I'm done. Ah...well it was fun while it lasted. ^^'
"Kurama...?" cool hands patted the sides of his face. "Kurama!" the redhead let a small moan escape his lips before sitting up. He regretted this instantly as a new wave of nausea washed over him. He felt like he'd been hit with a truck...twice.
"Hiei?" he whispered hoarsely. He looked up to find the Koorime holding a handful of water for him to drink, which Kurama accepted. "Wha...what happened?" He managed to mumble once the world around him stopped spinning. He somehow ended near a stream. He knew Hiei had managed to get him there but how was a mystery. "Where's Kionji?"
Hiei snorted. "Try checking the crater you left back there after your explosion...you might just find a piece." After the blast subsided he went back to look around, only to find to find Kurama past out on the edge of a large crater. He had a few severe wounds but nothing life threatening and Hiei made sure to treat them quickly.
He chuckled softly, running a hand through his matted hair. Boy he'd love a shower right about now. "Thanks..."
"I had hell getting you here. I don't know which is heavier you or that moss you call hair." Hiei said after a while.
Kurama shrugged in reply, a small smile on his face. It was then that he noticed the still body resting on the bank of the river. "Yukina..." he mumbled.
Hiei nodded gravely. "I'm taking her back to her home to be buried next to our mother." He said quietly. "It's the right thing to do...don't you think?"
Kurama smiled thoughtfully at his friend. It was amazing how quick his personality could change. "Maybe...not...she could be brought back." Hiei's eyes snapped in his direction and the little demon nodded quietly. Kurama slowly got to his feet and walked to the spot where Yukina's body lay. "Kionji couldn't kill her." He continued dipping his hands in the cool water. "The Reikai council wouldn't allow it."
"But you saw how ready she was to kill your family and they had nothing to do with it!" Hiei protested.
Kurama raised his hands from the water and leaned over the body. "That may be true, but Kionji would have been stopped anyway. It's also against the law to kill innocent humans...Yusuke watches my family anyway just in case, so I really have nothing to worry about." He let the water drip onto Yukina's slightly parted lips, backing away when finished to watch.
Yukina's color returned to her checks almost instantly and soon her chest began to heave up and down, choking on the cold water as it touched her dry throat. Hiei rushed to her side and helped her sit up. She was...alive? "You knew didn't you? But how, why?" In truth it really didn't matter, the fact that she was alive and breathing was enough for him.
Kurama smiled. "Yukina never did die. What Kionji did to her was known as the illusionary death, one of her specialties. Yukina was wanted out of the way, not dead. Besides...if I had told you during the fight it would have only caused trouble." It made sense.
Hiei stiffened when she pulled him into a tight hug, weeping softly into his shoulder. He relaxed eventually and returned the hug while whispering words of encouragement in her ear. His ruby gaze rose to meet and emerald one, a silent thank you. One that Kurama returned with a smile.
*~*~*~*~*~
Kurama...? I think he's coming to." Botan whispered.
Yusuke poked his head over her shoulder and stared. "I think you're right...hey red! You gave us quite a scare there fox boy." He grinned.
Kurama crumpled the covers in his hands and looked around. They weren't in the lush field at the park, well, it was lush until he and Yusuke destroyed most of it with their game of tag, instead blue sky was replaced with white walls. They were in his room. "Sorry about that." He said sheepishly.
Botan waved her hand dismissively. "Don't worry about it. So how's our favorite fox boy doing in the makai?" They had both being worried when the clone had collapsed suddenly. It was so unexpected...
Kurama shrugged. "I wish I knew." he replied softly. "I felt a lot of pain before I blacked out...but it's gone now. He seems fine. I suppose."
Yusuke sighed. "That's good. But he should really watch it. If he gets hurt and you blank out again in front of his mother who knows what would happen." He ran a hand through his hair. That would definitely be the day all hell would break lose.
Botan crossed her arms over her chest. "Yusuke...let's try not to think about it. Hopefully Shiori will never find out." She stared at her shoes for a moment, jumping when she heard a familiar voice.
"Find out what?" Mentally slapping herself she turned around wishing she'd kept her big fat mouth shut. Would she find out? Or will Kurama's clone have something to say? What if it's the wrong thing...?
Topazia: I've had fun with this little story but something can't go on forever. I have one more chapter to go and then I'm done. Ah...well it was fun while it lasted. ^^'